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Widow's fight for Pāpāmoa emergency medical centre close to achieved
The health committee has given its recommendations to the DHB who are now in discussion.
National Jazz Festival gets back in swing at Easter
The 58th Tauranga festival has an 'awesome' line-up of talent, manager Mark Anderson says.
Letters to the editor: Council needs to sort out Omanawa Falls
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Former Tauranga mayor's plea to commissioners: Merge councils to pay for infrastructure
But the call has met resistance from regional leaders who say it's 'premature'.
Business digest: Kiwi Airbnb guests look to the regions
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Jo Raphael: Our child poverty shame is letting us down
OPINION: Are we really the best country in the world to be a child?
OneRoof reveals best and worst performing suburbs post lockdown
Real estate agents say demand is being felt in all suburbs.
Covid 19: Bay of Plenty business leaders and owners reeling
Hospitality and tourism businesses will be hardest hit by the change to alert level 2.
Local Focus: Meet Tauranga's new boss
Commission chair wants two cracks at Long-Term Plan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Bay business leader: Move to alert level 2 'soul destroying'
The Bay of Plenty is back to alert level two Covid-19 restrictions, Auckland at level 3.
Green living: Sustainable Backyards back for March
A month-long calendar of events is being held for Envirohub's Sustainable Backyards.
Keeping it clean: Cleaning pros spill the tea on going rates, value for money and expectations
An increasing number of time-poor families are calling in domestic house cleaners.
Crime increase prompts call for stronger police presence
An increase in property crime in Welcome Bay has sparked calls for extra police resources.
Summer is ending, but will the good weather stick around?
Find out what your last days of summer will look like.
Claire Trevett: What's eating Simon Bridges?
OPINION: There is method to Bridges' madness, but his colleagues may not agree.
'Utterly offensive': Seymour taken to task on apartheid comparison
Act's David Seymour compared the new Māori ward legislation to apartheid in South Africa.
Green light for new ratepayers group: 'So we can have a voice'
The Lakes residents will now have a unified voice.
Bargain hunting: Tauranga Rotary Book Sale offers 'huge variety'
The annual Rotary Tauranga book sale is on from March 5-7.
'Easy money': Unlocked cars targeted as property thefts surge
Police say there has been an upswing in property theft from cars in the past six months.
Shuffle-up set for Pāpāmoa to Mount Maunganui enrolment zone
School zoning is set to change in the Pāpāmoa and Mount Maunganui area.
'We didn't want to rush': Papamoa Surf Club just months from completion
It is hoped the club would be fully complete and operational by mid-March.
Locals want 'frustrating' visitors to closed Ōmanawa Falls trespassed
Dozens of people are continuing to enter Omanawa Falls park despite the danger.
Motorcyclist killed in Mount Maunganui crash named
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
Pet food maker apologises to community after court issues second fine
It is the second fine handed down to Ziwi Ltd in recent months for RMA breaches.
McLaren Falls Rd murder accused identity remains suppressed
A Bay of Plenty man is heading to trial after denying murdering another man in Omanawa.
Letters: An exciting time for arts in Tauranga
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
Our high motorcycle death toll and how it could be lowered
Bay of Plenty motorcyclists are being urged to attend free rider-safety talks.
Miracle at sea: Sailor left bobbing in Pacific Ocean clinging to floating rubbish
Vidam Perevertilov woke in the Pacific Ocean to the sight of his ship sailing away.
ACC invests millions in life-saving Tauranga tech
Robotics Plus was developing new technology to keep high-risk workers safe.
New Tauranga ratepayers' group possible
If set up the group would represent issues related to Lakes residents.
Highway reopens after serious truck and ute crash
Police were notified of the incident about 1.20pm.
Letters: Why not wind up TECT and pay everyone out?
A reader says a payout would give 49,000 people enough to install solar.